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Elk Grove News Minute – Thanks to the Cowardly Five, Elk Grove’s Redneck heritage is alive and well
When the controversial Oak Rose housing lawsuit settles in about a month, it will reinforce an unsavory part of Elk Grove’s heritage. See the video below for former Elk Grove City Councilmember and current Sacramento County Supervisor Pat Hume’s comments on the city’s dubious heritage. Listen Time
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Elk Grove News Minute – It’s time for City Hall to get 16 Voodoo Dolls!
A few days ago, a reader sent us an urgent text message. It was a reminder that on that day, 16 years earlier, something happened in Elk Grove, Calif. Listen Time 1 Minute
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Elk Grove City Council urged to condemn Lt. Gov. Kounalakis, called as threatening to democracy as Trump’s insurrectionists
During public comment on non-agenda items at tonight’s Elk Grove City Council meeting, a resident urged Mayor Bobbie Singh-Allen and her councilmen to issue a proclamation condemning California Lt. Gov. Eleni Kounalakis. Kirk Thompon, a frequent speaker at city council meetings, urged the action after Kounalakis said former president
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Elk Grove News Minute Podcast – Trump will unleash his cultist to burn down American Democracy
Today, January 6, 2024, is an inauspicious day in the history of American democracy. Three years ago today, rioters were spurred on by then-president Donald Trump to be his soldiers in his coup attempt. They could be unleashed again. Listen Time 1 Minute Listen to our Elk Grove News Minute
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Commentary – California plays whac-a-mole with cities resistant to building much-needed housing
By Dan Walters | CalMatters.org In summary The ongoing conflict between state officials in California and local governments over housing resembles a game of Whac-A-Mole. Whac-A-Mole is an amusement arcade game, invented in Japan nearly a half-century ago, whose players try to hit moles as they pop up from their
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Jell-O-spined Kevin McCarthy resigns from Congress: Is his next move in reality TV or another sandwich shop?
In a Shocking! Shocking! development, after being unceremoniously defrocked by his colleagues, Kevin McCarthy, the erstwhile Republican leader from Bakersfield who was so desperate to become Speaker of the House that he practically had “Speaker or Bust” tattooed on his forehead, has announced his resignation from Congress. The reason? McCarthy
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Elk Grove News Minute Podcast – Trump has told us what he’ll do so we better believe him
This week, there was a lengthy and eye-opening essay in the Washington Post by Robert Kagan of the Brookings Institute. Titled A Trump Dictatorship is inevitable. We should stop pretending, Mr. Kagan outlines how Trump could exert dictator-like authority in a second term. Listen Time 1 Minute Read the essay
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The Elon Musk legacy – A 21st-century Henry Ford?
As someone who grew up in southeastern Michigan, I was surrounded by the Ford Motor Company. My father worked there for 40 years, and except for my mother, everyone in my immediate family worked at Ford for some period of time, along with many extended family members. With this exposure
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With shoplifting in sharp focus by politicians and big business, there is no single solution to California’s multi-headed hydra
Over the last couple of years, retail shoplifting has generated considerable attention in the media and, more significantly, among politicians. California has become a focal point in the issue. Videos of shoplifting swarms have gone viral, and the public has expressed understandable concern and rage. Politicians, being politicians, and big
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Elk Grove News Minute – The American experiment in democracy will remain under threat
The significance of November 22 is fading, much like December 7 has and September 11 will. Sixty years ago this Tuesday, November 22 was the assassination of President John F. Kennedy. Listen Time 1 Minute
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Elk Grove News Minute Podcast – This official is happily amplifying their true narcissistic personality
Listeners of this podcast may recall the quote, “Politics is like a vice amplifier, where everybody has a need for affirmation, a need to be important, to be recognized.” This description fits most politicians, regardless of affiliation. Listen Time 1 Minute